Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 vs Dimensity 8400
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (with Adreno 710 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8400 (Mali-G720 MP7). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- Performs 4.5x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1948K vs 840K
- 35% higher CPU clock speed (3250 vs 2400 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~29%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 317655 | 623766 |
| GPU | 133002 | 596540 |
| Memory | 139358 | 331200 |
| UX | 250338 | 396922 |
| Total score | 840353 | 1948428 |
| Samples | [123 tests] | [313 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 159.3 MB/sec | 248.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 68.2 pages/sec | 189.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 116 Mpixels/sec | 189.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 56.2 images/sec | 111.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 97.1 Mpixels/sec | 166.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.61 images/sec | 19.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 27.1 images/sec | 58 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.45 Mpixels/sec | 7.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 24 tests | 45 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 6.05 images/sec | 21.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.6 images/sec | 11.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.14 Gpixels/sec | 0.52 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.19 Gpixels/sec | 0.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.66 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 14.8 Gpixels/sec | 37.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 382 FPS | 1703.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 14 tests | 31 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 306 | 1346 |
| Stability | 98% | 86% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 10 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 5948 |
| Graphics test | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 25 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 20 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14144 | 14034 |
| Video editing score | 7296 | 6661 |
| Data manipulation score | 10326 | 13175 |
| Photo editing score | 24677 | 23584 |
| Writing score | 14497 | 17637 |
| Phones tested | 3 models | 5 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-26 (Ibzz) | AnTuTu 12 | 921308 |
| π 2026-10-25 (Dylan) | AnTuTu 12 | 948286 |
| π 2026-10-24 (PocoM8) | AnTuTu 12 | 951180 |
| π 2026-10-23 -> LynxVex | AnTuTu 12 | 992127 |
| π 2026-10-22 (Bossvlad) | AnTuTu 12 | 808194 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-27 (SuperMarine) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 10341 |
| π 2026-10-27 (SuperMarine) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 667 / 3169 |
| π 2026-10-26 (Fer) | AnTuTu 12 | 2146977 |
| π 2026-10-25 (SuperMarine) | AnTuTu 12 | 2161464 |
| π 2026-10-24 (Ronaldik) | AnTuTu 12 | 2144696 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and Dimensity 8400CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 3.25 GHz β Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz β Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz β Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 710 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1010 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 7 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 517.1 Gigaflops | 2329.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2900 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1600 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2024 | December 2024 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | SM6475-AB | MT6899, MT6899Z |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 | - MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8400:
- βDimensity 8400 Ultraβ is the same chip as βDimensity 8400β but marketed for better thermals and sustained performance.
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